'Detroit' Reminds That Summer of '67 Was Not All Peace and Love

Herald-Banner movie reviewer Alice Reese says "Detroit," a docu-drama of the devastating summer of 1967 riots in the Motor City, is a realistic rendering that includes little-known aspects of the story. Alice also says Charlize Theron is a force to be reckoned with "Atomic Blonde," which was released last week.

Related Content

Herald-Banner movie critic Alice Reese says the new movie "Dunkirk," the story of the evacuation of the British army and other Allied troops from a French beach in World War II thanks to the help of civilian sailors, may be the best movie of the year so far. Alice says "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" is visually impressive, but, to her, incomprehensible.

Herald-Banner movie reviewer Alice Reese agrees with other critics that "Baby Driver," the action/adventure/comedy, is a nearly perfect movie. She says it makes great use the soundtrack makes great use of period music from the '60s and '70s. Alice also likes "The Big Sick," a romantic comedy about cross-cultural couple.

Abraham Lincoln supposedly once was asked his opinion of some cultural production, and replied, "People who like this sort of thing will find this is the sort of thing they like." Alice Reese, Herald-Banner movie critic, says "Transformers: The Last Knight," the fifth in the series, will please fans of the series.

Alice Reese, Herald-Banner movie critic, says rebooting "The Mummy" seems to be an odd choice for Tom Cruise, but she says his latest action movie is entertaining, with an Indiana Jones-feel. At the other end of the spectrum, another remake, "My Cousin Rachel," is a worthy successor to the early-1950s original with Olivia de Havilland and Richard Burton.

Herald-Banner movie reviewer Alice Reese says the new "Pirates of the Caribbean: Deadmen Tell No Tales" is better than the last couple of movies in the five-part series. Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom return and Alice says it would be a fitting end to the series, but she doubts that will be the case.